Abbir Dib
Abbir Dib is a journalist and opinion writer based in Melbourne.
Melbourne suburbs where home buyers splashed the most cash in 2024
From premium hotspots on the bay to relatively affordable family homes close to all the amenities, the most popular areas have been revealed.
- by Abbir Dib
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The prestigious Melbourne suburbs where house prices are falling most
House prices in some of Melbourne’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have dropped as much as 15 per cent over the past year.
- by Abbir Dib
The Surf Coast and Bellarine towns where house prices rose most
Some coastal areas have risen by two-thirds in only five years, but many are on discount compared with the same time a year ago.
- by Abbir Dib
Once-booming Victorian tree-change towns where house prices are on discount
Regional Victorian house prices have dropped for three consecutive quarters, which hasn’t happened since 2008, so buyers can find a cheaper deal.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Middle East tensions
Every morning I check WhatsApp to make sure my Teta in Lebanon is still alive
Sitting in Melbourne, I hesitate to share my grief for fear of people saying I’m not close enough to the situation in Lebanon to feel this grief. But the uncertainty is paralysing.
- by Abbir Dib
Scammed, then last-minute tickets and a seat at the back: How a Melbourne girl scored Taylor Swift’s hat
It’s every Swiftie’s dream: to be the one chosen to come to the stage and receive Taylor Swift’s fedora hat. For nine-year-old Keilor Park girl Milana Bruno, it came true at the MCG.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Abbir Dib
Opinion
Body image
Does the desire to be thinner ever really go away?
Like most women, I thought the constant battle between my body and my brain would grow quiet as I grew older. But it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere for any of us.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Public transport
Tap off: Why Melbourne’s public transport system doesn’t need ticket cops
Authorised officers have a special way of making you feel like you’ve committed a crime worthy of jail time, even when you haven’t, or genuinely haven’t meant to.
- by Abbir Dib
‘I hid a message in plain sight’: The story behind the transport poster that went viral
A graphic design student made a fare evasion poster to look like a Public Transport Victoria sign. Then she got an email from the police.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Marriage
Unhappy wife, unhappy life: Does anyone actually enjoy marriage any more?
In a culture that depicts a wedding as the pinnacle of happiness and divorce as a failure, sexist memes feel like a coping mechanism for a generation facing pressure to wed.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Social media
TikTok isn’t the bogeyman of journalism, but it could help save it
Every decade or so we’re told journalism is facing a reckoning. While TikTok is the current bogeyman, a clip about the rise in Australia’s minimum wage reveals how different platforms can inspire conversations and showcase quality journalism.
- by Abbir Dib
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